Violation of human rights and a form of discrimination against women including all acts of gender-based violence that result in, or are likely to result in, physical, sexual, psychological or economic harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life.
… week and next, the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), is happening in New York. CSW is the UN's … poverty’, with 10 action points. They include addressing: violenceagainstwomen , poverty, care and health, the empowerment of …
… Today is International Women’s Day. An occasion to celebrate the wins for gender … Reem Al Salem, United Nations Special Rapporteur on violenceagainstwomen and girls, who participated in EIGE’s Gender …
… providing an economic perspective on gender-based violence to pave paths to prevention. Video Carlien Scheele's … turning point evidence related to the intersection between women’s economic empowerment and violenceagainstwomen as a form of gender-based violence. But before …
… to gender equality in their budgetary and policy measures. Women, in all their diversity, must not lose out. It is … boards, to have pay transparency, and to put an end to violenceagainstwomen and domestic violence. I call on all …
… throughout human history. Gender norms, ideas about how women and men should be and act, are internalised early in … should never cause anyone to leave their jobs against their will. But they do. Let me give you a scenario. … still feeling the after-effects. Lockdowns lead domestic violence to spike. Sectors such as hospitality and retail, …
… Irene Montero. The Secretary of State for Equality and Against Gender Violence, Ángela Rodríguez, agreed, pointing out how Spain is … care responsibilities more equally between men and women is a great place to start. Care truly is the engine of …
… It is good to be here today to mark International Women’s Day with you, and to share with you our latest data … out of the pandemic, was that of the spikes in domestic violence, which were happing in countries across the globe. … and other crisis situations often lead to more violenceagainstwomen. Yet when the Covid-19 crisis hit, no EU …
… deal in 2023 , and our ongoing priority of gender-based violence across the years . This year, we will be doing … economy of the future , and how it’s looking different for women and men. Next week on 31 st January, we are releasing a … We are also conducting a study on cyber violenceagainstwomen and girls . As part of this study, we are …
… delivered this speech at an event organised by EIGE and UN Women Germany on 15 October 2020. In March this year, EIGE … Another test we are facing is how to put an end violenceagainstwomen. As people were confined to their homes to …
… Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide struggle for women’s empowerment. Signed by 189 countries in 1995, it [the … the unequal distribution of unpaid work, and gender-based violence, to name just a few. Some new challenges have also … by digitalisation, climate change, and a mounting backlash against gender equality. Gender equality is inseparable from …
… future are increasingly digital, we need to ensure that women and girls occupy their fair share of this sector and … policymakers. The Index includes two additional domains: violenceagainstwomen and intersecting inequalities, which Index also …
… how digitalisation and the Covid-19 pandemic have affected women and men in their working lives. We will shed light on … sub-domains. The Index also has two additional domains: violenceagainstwomen and intersecting inequalities. The Index gives …
… government policies are matching the specific needs of women and men and whether they are working or not’ said … time, power and health – and two satellite domains: violenceagainstwomen and intersecting inequalities. It gives more …
… Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States,’ … and the Gender Equality Index does just that. In our fight against unemployment, improving job opportunities for women … money, knowledge, time, power and health. The areas of violence and intersecting inequalities are also considered as …